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Grade patterns for children's clothing
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
children’s growth characteristics; establish grading rules for children’s
clothing; and apply grading rules to styles or patterns for children’s clothing.
Subfield
Clothing Manufacture
Domain
Apparel Design and Patternmaking
Status
Registered
Status date
19 June 2009
Date version published
19 June 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Children's clothing is for ages 2 to 11 years.
2
This unit standard is for fashion designers, pattern makers, and clothing
manufacturers.
3
Performance of the elements must comply with the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992.
4
Definition
Workplace procedures refer to the verbal or documented procedures for performing
work activities and include health and safety, operational, environmental, and quality
management requirements. They may refer to manuals, manufacturer's
specifications, codes of practice, or policy statements.
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Competence to be demonstrated for two different items of children’s clothing.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of children's growth characteristics.
Performance criteria
1.1
The explanation describes the impact of growth and development
characteristics of children on children's clothing.
Range
1.2
proportions, growth rates, style impact.
Children's size charts are used to determine pattern sizes.
Element 2
Establish grading rules for children's clothing.
Performance criteria
2.1
Grading increments are selected in accordance with workplace procedures.
2.2
Component pieces which may not need to be graded or are step (unevenly)
graded are identified in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
flaps, sleeve cuffs, welts, vents.
2.3
Grades are calculated for outer components in accordance with workplace
procedures.
2.4
Grades are calculated for interlining components in accordance with workplace
procedures.
2.5
Grades are calculated for lining components in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Element 3
Apply grading rules to styles or patterns for children’s clothing.
Range
company size range.
Performance criteria
3.1
Grades are applied to outer components in accordance with workplace
procedures.
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3.2
Grades are applied for interlining components in accordance with workplace
procedures.
3.3
Grades are applied for lining components in accordance with workplace
procedures.
3.4
Documentation is completed in accordance with workplace procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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